Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

This posture, this power...

It's nothing compared to the Fullbring he stole from Ichigo!

"Impossible! How could you still possess such power?!"

Yincheng roared, his eyes filled with fear and confusion, "Did that brat just give it to you?!"

Ichigo felt the surging power within him, a feeling that was both strange and familiar.

That was a power hidden deep within his bloodline, a power that had been suppressed for a long time.

Now, that lock has been completely severed by Sasuke's ruthless slash.

Yes, but not entirely.

Ichigo answered softly.

The image of the middle-aged man from his inner world involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

At the moment his power awakened, the old man reappeared, just looking at him with a sadness in his eyes that he had never seen before.

"Has it finally come to this?"

"I've always tried to suppress this power, not wanting you to become a Quincy, not wanting you to be drawn into that fated war..."

"So, this is what you've been worried about all along?" Ichigo thought to himself.

He raised his head, his longbow fully drawn, a condensed spiritual light arrow forming on the string.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Zhan Yue."

"But I've already made up my mind."

Ichigo's gaze hardened as he fixed his eyes on Ginjo, who had completely collapsed before him.

"This is who I really am."

"Damn it... damn it!!!" Ginjou Kūgo's body trembled, and his fear finally turned into hysterical madness.

He let out a roar, and the bone armor on his body, made of the stolen power, began to twist and expand.

A purplish-black, shimmering light gathered wildly at the tip of his greatsword.

"I don't believe it! I don't believe you can be that strong!"

"Die! Ichigo Kurosaki!!!"

He swung his greatsword with both hands, and a massive Cero, wrapped in a black crescent moon, shot out towards Ichigo.

This was his last desperate gamble, a final strike that gathered all the power within him.

Faced with this devastating attack, Ichigo remained indifferent, simply drawing back his longbow in silence.

The spiritual light arrow on the bowstring did not become much larger; instead, it began to compress inward.

The original azure light, under extreme compression, gradually transformed into a deep blackish-blue.

The surrounding space seemed to emit a faint lament under the pull of this force.

Goodbye, Silver City.

Chapter 247 The Curtain Falls

Goodbye, Silver City.

Ichigo whispered

let go.

"collapse--!"

A crisp string twanged, short and powerful, even drowning out the booming sound of the flash.

The dark blue arrow of light was released from the bow, transforming into a stream of light that seemed capable of severing time.

The light arrow and the Cero met in mid-air.

Without any stalemate, the thick Cero was instantly split in two and scattered to both sides.

The light arrows were unstoppable, piercing through all obstacles.

"...Huh?"

Yincheng's pupils contracted sharply as he watched helplessly as the beam of light pierced through his strongest attack, rapidly magnifying in his vision, and then...

It pierced through his chest without any resistance.

"Pfft."

A soft sound.

Ginjou Kūgo's body stiffened. He looked down at the large, transparent hole in his upper body.

No blood even flowed from the edges of the wound; all the flesh and blood were completely annihilated by the spiritual particles in that instant.

"How could this be...?"

The greatsword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the white bone armor covering him began to crumble and peel away, turning into specks of light that dissipated into the air.

The body's strength rapidly dissipated, and the body fell helplessly, landing on its back.

Ichigo slowly descended from the sky.

The wings of light behind him and the halo above his head also disappeared, returning to their original form.

He walked over to Yincheng and looked down at his former "comrade".

"..."

With difficulty, Ginjo turned his eyes to look at Ichigo above him, forcing a weak smile.

"You won, Kurosaki..."

His voice was weak and intermittent, "If our positions were reversed, what would you, who cares so much about your companions, do?"

If you were the one betrayed by Soul Society, if you were the one being watched and hunted...

Would you choose the same path as me?

Ichigo didn't speak, looking at him with a complicated expression.

He knew what Yincheng wanted to ask, but he couldn't give an answer.

"cough......"

Yincheng coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his vision began to blur.

"Kill me..."

Ichigo remained silent for a moment, then raised his hand, and a pure beam of spiritual energy condensed in his palm.

"Then so be it."

Yincheng offered no resistance, but simply closed his eyes in a daze.

"call out--"

The beam of light and the cool moonlight fell on his body together, and the first substitute Ginjo Kugo came to an end.

............

Is it over?

A series of hurried footsteps came from behind, and Rukia, Renji, and the others rushed to the rooftop.

They looked at Ginjo, who lay motionless on the ground, and then at Ichigo, who stood silently to the side, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Yes, it's over."

Ichigo turned around, looked at his companions who had come to his aid, and forced a smile.

"Well done, Ichigo!"

Renji strode forward, patted Ichigo hard on the back, and grinned, "I knew you'd be fine!"

"Of course." Ichigo rubbed his shoulder. "Has it been resolved on your end as well?"

"Ah, just a bunch of rabble." Madarame Ikkaku said with a disdainful look, carrying Hozukimaru on his back.

"Me too." Renji shrugged. "It took a little effort, but I got it done."

Hitsugaya Toshiro nodded, indicating that he had also completed his mission.

Only Rukia had a somewhat complicated expression.

"What's wrong, Rukia?" Ichigo noticed her unusual behavior.

"That girl named Liluca..."

Rukia hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "I didn't kill her."

"She's hiding?" Ichigo asked.

"No, I didn't really hurt her."

Rukia shook her head, recalling the previous battle, "Although she is a Fullbringer, she doesn't seem like a bad person to me."

"She seems to just want a place to stay, and she's just being used by Yincheng."

Ichigo was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and the image of that arrogant girl with twin ponytails flashed through his mind.

"Yeah......"

His gaze softened, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. "That's good. She's actually a very nice person."

At least, during the time he lost his powers, she truly considered him a companion.

Just then, a surge of powerful spiritual pressure suddenly came from afar.

That spiritual pressure was violent, savage, and full of killing intent; even from a great distance, it could cause a strange stinging sensation.

"Ok?"

Ichigo was slightly surprised and turned to look in that direction. "What's that over there?"

"Ah, that..."